Tales of Arise is a vastly thrilling adventure that offers up a wealth of great characters, some truly stunning locations to explore, and a rewarding combat system that allows for a lot of diversity from its cast. While the story itself is decently told, there is a lot of repetition in its dialogue and conversations that does border on being a fair bit tedious for its own good.

When it was announced that these two brands would collide in Ninja Wars, I was curious as to how over the top it would get, given the title’s teen rating. While it distances itself from most of what Senran Kagura usually offers, we still get a fairly action-packed adventure, albeit with some gameplay issues that greatly hold it back.

Metroid Dread is a stunning return to form for the beloved bounty hunter. With a fairly substantial map to explore, enemies to destroy, and weapons to master, Samus will have to contend with nearly invincible robots that will stalk her almost every move. As Samus explores this mysterious planet, she’ll uncover secrets that will change her forever.

Waifu Discovered 2: Medieval Fantasy advertises itself as a strip’em up action shooter, and they’re certainly not wrong. As you get into your ship, outfitted with guns and missiles, you’ll combine them with a variety of rune crystals as you look to destroy the evil that resides in the clothing of elf girls, vampire vixens, sexy knights, lewd mages, and more.

With such a diverse cast of characters from a brand that has grown up with numerous generations of gamers, you would assume that Nickelodeon would invest heavily into creating a game that does what it can to honor its vast history of characters oozing with personality. Sadly, in the creation of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, all that personality was left at the door.

Gamedec is a detective thriller told within the confines of a cyberpunk world. You’ll leave the real world behind as you dive into a series of games, each with its own mystery buried within. With a variety of skills, dialogue options, and branching paths, every adventure here can go one of a dozen ways. While the game certainly lives up to much of its premise; frequent bugs and other issues, unfortunately, hurt the game in its current state.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a truly wonderful adventure with gorgeous visuals, stunning animations, and a combat system that while varied in a few abilities, brings a level of challenge and depth that I wasn’t fully expecting, especially with its charming and kid-friendly art direction. Kena is simply put; magical.